The quest for the true figure of the Earth : ideas and expeditions in four centuries of geodesy /

"In this study, the 'Figure of the Earth' controversy is for the first time comprehensively explored in all its several dimensions. It shows how a largely neglected episode of European science that produced no spectacular process or artefact - beyond a relatively minor improvement in...

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Main Author:	Hoare, Michael Rand, 1933-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate Pub., c2005 Aldershot, Hants, England ; Burlington, VT : [2005], ©2005 Aldershot, Hants, England ; Burlington, VT : c2005 Aldershot, Hants, England ; Burlington, VT : ©2005 Burlington, VT : c2004
Series:	Science, technology, and culture, 1700-1945 Science, technology, and culture, 1700-1945
Subjects:	Geodesy > History Geodesy History

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